In 2016, the Government of Canada introduced legislation that allows eligible adults to request medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The social, moral, and medicinal ramifications of this decision are vast, but the legal reality remains unchanged―eligible adults are legally entitled to die with the help of a medical professional.

How then can pastors, chaplains, counsellors, and other caring people walk with those who are impacted by MAiD? How can those in ministry help family members and health care professionals experience God’s presence as they sort through emotions that may range from sorrow to anger?

MinistryLift is partnering with Dr. Gloria Woodland to provide a one-day training event that will prepare individuals to walk pastorally with those impacted by MAiD.